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  • noun games, puzzles A logic puzzle in which the player must link circles on a rectangular grid so as to form a continuous loop that passes once through every circle.

Etymologies

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Japanese, from a misreading of 真珠 "pearl" (the game was originally called 真珠の首飾り, "Pearl Necklace").

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